The Standard Operating Procedures for HIV Index Testing Services was developed by the National Department of Health (NDoH) to provide guidance to provinces and districts on the implementation of ITS as a strategy to improve HIV case finding and successful linkages to prevention, care, and treatment services in South Africa. This SOP applies to all health facility- and community-based employees, including ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams, implementing HIV testing services (HTS).

The target audience for this training course is non-clinicians such as Home Based Carers, Community Caregivers, Youth Care Workers, Peer educators, Community Health Workers etc. primarily those who will be providing adherence counselling to clients with HIV, TB, Hypertension and Diabetes. This group of non-clinicians play a vital role in helping to reduce the workload of nursing staff. Amongst others, nonclinicians educate clients and provide emotional support in a manner that makes each client feel like they are receiving focused, individual attention.

South African National TB Guidelines - Adults (Information Sheet)

The South African National Integrated Men’s Health Strategy 2020-2025 (the Strategy) is a framework for action to work towards the goal that Every South African man and boy is supported to live a long and healthy life. South African men generally have poor health seeking behaviours and are less likely than women to engage health services across the care cascade, resulting in adverse clinical outcomes for many preventable illnesses.